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Futurama Season 8 Episode 2 discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
This thread may contain spoilers.
I thought it was pretty good! Better than the last episode, we were pleasantly surprised here at house Godzilla. We actually watched the older episode where Kif gets pregnant the night before, so we were very curious to see how Amy would handle everything. Feels were had.
What were your thoughts? Let your voice be heard!
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The strange, secretive world of North Korean science fiction
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Foe | Official trailer
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Rebel Moon | Official teaser trailer
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I, HATE, I, ROBOT - a video about the 2004 "adaptation" of 'I, Robot' suggested by Isaac Asimov... and nothing else.
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Nebulous: Fleet Command
Anybody else play? Nebulous scratches a very particular itch that I didn't know I had. It's sort of like The Expanse meets The Hunt For Red October. The learning curve is fairly long - it doesn't...
Anybody else play? Nebulous scratches a very particular itch that I didn't know I had. It's sort of like The Expanse meets The Hunt For Red October. The learning curve is fairly long - it doesn't take much to get the basics, but mastering EWAR, missiles, etc takes some work.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E10 - "Hegemony" Episode Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
What do you guys think about this episode? They really went and hit us with a cross season cliffhanger... I wasn't expecting one of those!
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The Babylon 5 animated movie is B5: The Road Home, and here’s what it’s about
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Starmourn MUD is now in legacy mode
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E09 - "Subspace Rhapsody" Episode Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
So, this was the big "musical episode" they hyped up for a few weeks. As not the biggest musical fan in the world (they can be fun to go see on occasion), this episode was a resounding "meh" for me. It was basically just a novelty. The hip-hop Klingons were the funniest part though, wasn't expecting that...
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Tildes Book Club: Discussion topic for Roadside Picnic
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
This is the Discussion topic for all those who participated in Tildes Pop-up Book Club: Roadside Picnic, or for anyone who has previously read the book and wishes to join in.
I don't have a particular format in mind for this discussion, but I will post some prompts and questions as comments to get things started. You're not obligated to respond to them or vote on them though. So feel free to make your own top-level comment for whatever you wish to discuss, questions you have of others, or even just to post a review of the book you have written yourself.
For all the latecomers, don't worry if you didn't read the book in time for this Discussion topic. You can always join in once you finish it. Tildes Activity sort, and "Collapse old comments" feature should keep the topic going for as long as people are still replying.
And for anyone uninterested in this topic please use the Ignore Topic feature on this so it doesn't keep popping up in your Activity sort, since it's likely to keep doing that while I set this discussion up, and once people start joining in.
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Devil's advocate: Matrix 4
Hi everyone, So having been a massive fan of the Matrix trilogy, I was very excited about the Matrix 4, but obviously with a very hesitant heart of not being too excited, for fears of it failing...
Hi everyone,
So having been a massive fan of the Matrix trilogy, I was very excited about the Matrix 4, but obviously with a very hesitant heart of not being too excited, for fears of it failing to meet our expectations. But unfortunately, that's what happened, at least from every person that I've asked about it.I know it was just the one Wachowski sister that was involved with this version, so it makes sense that it might have a slightly different flavour. And yes, I've watched it about 3 times. I really wanted to see if there was anything I needed to see or think about that would make it enjoyable, as I really wanted to have it up there with the original trilogy. (After all, I did enjoy some of the Wachowski's films after the trilogy.)
Is there anyone here that:
- Did enjoy it.
- Would be able to play devil's advocate on why they think it was good, or what we missed?
I am very keen to get into the nitty gritty of it. :-D
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E02 - "Ad Astra per Aspera" Episode Discussion
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E04 - "Among the Lotus Eaters" Episode Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
The first three episodes didn't quite hit the mark for me, but this felt like proper TOS style Star Trek.
Starfleet messing up the Prime Directive. A villain who is actually a victim. Spock is challenged on feelings versus logic. The overall theme of exploring the importance of personal memories and the straight forward metaphor of fascist regime controlling the people, didn't feel as hamfisted as I have found some of the other newer trek episodes. It does stand on its own as a well rounded singular trek story. I do however still have a bit of a problem with how newer trek seems to like hand to hand combat violence so much. Feels unnecessary in most cases.
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Donald Glover and his brother, Stephen, are writing Disney Plus’ Lando series
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Futurama Season 8 Episode 1 discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
The first episode of the new season is out! What do you think of it?
I thought it was pretty okay. It was too self - referential for me. It kept making too many "we're back" jokes but they kind of did that the last time they were cancelled and brought back. They eased off those kind of jokes eventually the last time it happened.
I was worried about how they would handle references to more modern things as "Attack of the killer App" was really painful to watch. But it seems like they handled it pretty decently.
I'm slow, but it took me a while to realise that Scary Mirror as a replacement for Scary Door was a jab at Black Mirror.
I didn't think the episode was very funny, but it wasn't bad either. What was good about it shows promise, so I'm hopeful.
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Twelve badass sci-fi and fantasy female heroes written by women
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'Futurama' season 11 review: The sci-fi comedy is back like it never left
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Looking for audiobook ideas that have TV/movies released
Hey folks! I’m looking for some audiobook ideas (preferably fantasy and science-fiction). I want them to have a TV series or Movie about them though I could watch before listening to them. All...
Hey folks! I’m looking for some audiobook ideas (preferably fantasy and science-fiction). I want them to have a TV series or Movie about them though I could watch before listening to them.
All ideas welcome!
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Pantheon S01E01 - "Pantheon"
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Lazarus | Trailer
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Lazarus is a new Adult Swim anime from the directors of Cowboy Bebop and John Wick
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The Creator | Official trailer
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Red Rising series made me start reading again (no spoilers)
Currently on book 3 of the Red Rising series. I've been trying to get back into reading for years but I've felt like "quicker" forms of entertainment (video games, etc.) have broken my ability to...
Currently on book 3 of the Red Rising series. I've been trying to get back into reading for years but I've felt like "quicker" forms of entertainment (video games, etc.) have broken my ability to sit down and focus on a book. Case in point - I've had Red Rising book 1 downloaded to my kindle for years after a friend of mine gave it a overwhelmingly positive recommendation. I tried reading it a few times but my lack of attention span made me fail after just a few pages.
Well all that changed recently when I finally sat down again and gave the book a proper chance by reading more then 3 pages I feel like I'm 14 years old again just crushing books in a few days. Several times I have not been able to put the book down and read until 2AM.
Since the end of June I've finished the first 2 books and am around 1/3rd through the 3rd one.
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Scifi / action (audiobooks)... who would I like next?
I'm in need of "the next" great Sci-Fi / action series to binge on. I've currently gone through read most / all of: Craig Alanson Andy Weir Jeremy Robinson John Scalzi Jonathan Maberry Timothy...
I'm in need of "the next" great Sci-Fi / action series to binge on. I've currently
gone throughread most / all of:- Craig Alanson
- Andy Weir
- Jeremy Robinson
- John Scalzi
- Jonathan Maberry
- Timothy Zahn (all his Star Wars works)
- Max Brooks (WWZ)
- Earnest Cline (RP1/2)
I like Star Trekky plots and plucky nerd protagonists.
Also, I'm finding that I'm getting a bit tired of R.C. Bray (I think he narrates the majority of the above. At some point every snarky AI sounds like Skippy). Marc Thompson of the Star Wars series is an amazing narrator.
Side comment: I'm inclined to listen to a good audiobook just for the narrator's performance alone.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E05 - "Charades" Episode Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
How did you guys feel about this one? There were some funny moments, like T'Pring's dad being shot down by the mom whenever he was enjoying himself. Not a fan of all the teen romance movie stuff that's in the newer Trek shows though.
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Who really wants megastructure cites?
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I love space horror and sci-fi with horror elements. Any recommendations around?
New to Tildes, so I wanted to kick things off by asking—do you have any sci-fi horror recs you reckon I might be interested in? Here's some of what I've read: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Solid...
New to Tildes, so I wanted to kick things off by asking—do you have any sci-fi horror recs you reckon I might be interested in? Here's some of what I've read:
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
- Solid read, but definitely more about the weird vibes than anything else. Sequels didn't hook me as much.
Blindsight by Peter Watts
- I generally try not to DNF my reads. But this was one of them. I'm sorry, I just can't buy vampires in a sci-fi world that's trying to take itself seriously, without proper grounding. It's also incredibly dry.
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
- A pretty solid read, I like how the narrative is told via flashbacks and then suddenly terminates in a way that makes you want to know more, in the most tantalizing of ways. Unfortunately I thought the reveal of the lurking horror was incredibly meh, and it went mostly downhill from there.
Diamond Dogs by Alistair Reynolds
- Fantastic novella with a mysterious locale functioning as the backdrop of the setting, and the horror elements being both external (as in the setting) and internal (how far our characters are willing to go to crack the mystery).
Paradise-1 by David Wellington
- A really solid space horror novel, with a pretty interesting protagonist trio (including a self-aware robot with plastic bodies) and it has some genuinely uncomfortable moments of horror that I can absolutely get behind. My main issue though, is that it ends in a cliffhanger and I'm still mad about it.
Salvaged by Madeleine Roux
- Decent read, but the horror reveal came super early and in reality, it's less space horror than it is human drama involving horror elements which is basically the Protomolecule from the Expanse. Fun read though, if you're okay with that.
Salvation Day by Kali Wallace
- I thought this was somewhat bland, the concept and initial plot were interesting, but it trails off and overall, overstays its welcome with some scenes that pacing-wise, feel like they belong in the middle part of the book. Some solid moments of horror though.
Ship of Fools by Richard Paul Russo
- Probably the quintessential space horror book for me. A fantastic setting, an intriguing protagonist narrative interspersed with religious themes and a genuinely solid pacing, horror-wise.
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
- This would have been an interesting murder mystery in space... if it actually had good and compelling characters. It does not. Everyone feels like a cardboard cutout with One Defining Trait and that's it.
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
- This was... a disappointment. I still rank it amongst the worst books I've read, simply because the protagonist is unbelievable. I can buy a protagonist doing things under duress or from being manipulated, but I cannot buy a protagonist who constantly flip flops 5 minutes after making a decision and then hooks up with the person who was manipulating her, because yay fucked up sexytimes! Look, I want queer representation in my books too, but this came off too much as just doing it for the vibes. Queer rep deserves better than stupid protagonists.
Walking to Aldebaraan by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- A great novella; it's a retelling of a really well-known story but reframed in sci-fi terms, and I love that approach.
We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen
- A really haphazard book I think; I like some things about it, but others just don't make sense, or contradict it. E.g. the protagonist is a psychologist, but is absolutely horrible at reading human emotion and speech, and a loner who prefers robots. Throw in some Michio Kaku-esque pseudoscience and while it's not a horrible read, it feels like a book that could have been better with a rewrite. The setting and suspense are pretty neat though.
So, as you can see, I have met the good, the bad and the ugly of sci-fi horror. I'd love to find more! For non-book horror or horror adjacent works I've enjoyed, those include Alien, The Thing, Event Horizon, Sunshine, Underwater and Dead Space. Please don't recommend tie-in novels though; I can find those myself and generally I've found that they're not really up to par.
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Kim Stanley Robinson talks about his latest book "Ministry for the Future"
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Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
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Silo demonstrates seven lessons in how not to do an upgrade
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'Silo' season finale: book reader discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
I would like to have a discussion of the season finale and season as a whole of Silo with other book readers who know the overarching plot. Non book readers are welcome obviously, but spoilers will be here.
Click for spoilers
Overall I think it was decent and I like a lot of the additions they made. Some of the episodes in the middle were very filler-y and kinda boring. But I wasn't a huge fan of the reveal in the show vs the books, for the screen and especially for the tape. The heat tape is like the determining factor here and they really glossed over it. I'm not sure if I would have gotten it if I didn't read the book.
However there are still mysteries, I was wondering where they were going to go with Lukas since he got busted in the last episode. Now he's going to the mines??? Who is she going to talk to over the radio now? Also where do the mines go to avoid other silos lol? Although I'm not really mad about the change if Lukas doesn't end up being Bernard's shadow. In the book it was very "hey you random dude, be my shadow now suddenly"
And what about that mystery door? Are they connected to the other silos somehow? Bernard seemed kind of surprised when Jules mentioned it and said there were many mysteries... I wonder if he actually knows anything about them or not. I was surprised Sims didn't know about the fake helmet screen, but I guess he wouldn't know that if wasn't actually Bernard's shadow yet. I really question if he will actually end up being Bernard's shadow though...
Overall, would watch season 2. I wanna know what ends up happening.
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Bad Space Comics — The Suit
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Reviews and discussion: Nimona
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“We have built a giant treadmill that we can’t get off”: Sci-fi author Ted Chiang on how to best think about AI
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Futurama | Official trailer - new season July 24
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Why does Johann (the father/leader of the city) in Metropolis (1927) want a revolution?
He says he wants the "man-machine" built with the likeness of Maria in order to "sow discord" amongst the workers. Maria is the one who is preaching a message of hope/faith and therefore keeping a...
He says he wants the "man-machine" built with the likeness of Maria in order to "sow discord" amongst the workers. Maria is the one who is preaching a message of hope/faith and therefore keeping a revolution at bay. For how much longer, who knows. The point is, she is giving the workers hope and preventing violence.
Why would Johann want a version of Maria that encourages a revolution (death to the machines!)? It is in Johann's best interest if the workers stay succumbed, as his bourgeoisie lifestyle is dependent on their work.
(First post, sorry if the tags are bad.)
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Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth | Reveal trailer
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Dune: Part Two | Official trailer 2
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How do the human-like Cylons work, in 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004-2009)
First It was mentioned that, there are 12 of them. If one dies there memory is uploaded and another gets activated, I thought it was somewhat like cylo in star wars. later, we see all of them...
First It was mentioned that, there are 12 of them. If one dies there memory is uploaded and another gets activated, I thought it was somewhat like cylo in star wars. later, we see all of them operating together, so they sync continously or at certain period? I'm wondering how do they actually work, in data sharing/sync scenario?
PS. My heart weeps for firefly.
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How The X-Files invented modern television
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‘Black Mirror’ gets the software update it sorely needed in season 6
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Tildes Book Club: Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Several users expressed interest in reading Roadside Picnic after I recommended it in another (now deleted) topic about the movie it inspired, Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky, which in turn inspired...
Several users expressed interest in reading Roadside Picnic after I recommended it in another (now deleted) topic about the movie it inspired, Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky, which in turn inspired the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. videogame series. So I thought this would be the ideal opportunity to create a Pop-up Book Club event about it to encourage others to join us in reading it, so that we can all discuss it afterwards.
My description of the book from a previous comment that enticed the others to read it:
The basic premise was really unique and interesting, too. Without giving too much away, it's a story of Alien "invasion" only when the Aliens visited Earth, instead of doing any of the standard scifi trope stuff, the event was basically like that of a Roadside Picnic to them. That is to say, they showed up, barely noticed the humans who were tantamount to ants to them, did whatever Alien travelers with incomprehensibly advanced technology do when taking a quick pitstop on another world, and left a bunch of trash behind when they left. The story is about "stalkers" that venture into the exceptionally dangerous wasteland left behind by the Aliens in order to recover their trash (also usually exceptionally dangerous, but also exceptionally powerful) in order to sell it on the black market.
IMO, it's a very good classic scifi novel, and also a relatively short one too (only 224 pages) which makes it ideal summer reading, and ideal for this sort of thing since it’s not a huge commitment. I think this could be fun, so if you feel like joining in, please feel free to. I will also be rereading the book to refresh my memory of it, and roughly a month from now I will make a follow-up topic so we can have the discussion.
The book is available on paperback at Amazon for $15, or on Kindle for $10, but your own local retailer or library might also have a copy. The Strugatsky brothers are both long dead though, so you can always pirate it relatively guilt free if you can't find it elsewhere.
p.s. If there is a decent level of interest, and this goes well, maybe we can even make this a regular thing. :)
Edit: For all the latecomers, don't worry if you don't read the book in time for the Discussion topic. You can always join in once you finish. Tildes Activity sort, and "Collapse old comments" feature should keep the topic going for as long as people are still replying.
Let me know if you're interested by leaving a comment and I will ping you when the Discussion topic gets posted.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E01 - "The Broken Circle" Episode Discussion
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Thoughts on ISS Vanguard?
It looks fun as far as RPG board games go, although I've never played it and frankly know very little about it. Is it worth the buy?
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Diego Luna on Andor season 2 and the critical success of the Star Wars prequel
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A look back at Farscape: Aliens, puppets, and criminals on the run
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Black Mirror - Season 6 - Get hype thread
We are 3 2 days away from the Season 6 release. Are you getting excited?
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Bobiverse
Any fans of this series over here? I was planning a series reread before book 5 comes out. It was going to be hosted on the bobiverse subreddit, but... well, ya know. If enough people want to do...
Any fans of this series over here? I was planning a series reread before book 5 comes out. It was going to be hosted on the bobiverse subreddit, but... well, ya know.
If enough people want to do one here I'd be happy to host it, probably starting in about 4 weeks and doing one book every 2 weeks.
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